By Alfonso T. Ruda
DIPOLOG CITY - The provincial government of Zamboanga del Norte is set to extend P6-million assistance to Tampilisan town for the rehabilitation of the farm-to-market road from the Poblacion to Barangay New Dapitan and concreting of the road from the Poblacion to Barangay ZNAC of the said municipality.
This developed after the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) unanimously approved the resolution filed by Board Member Crisologo Dicierdo authorizing Governor Roberto Y. Uy to sign a Memorandum of Agreement with the municipal government of Tampilisan for the granting of P6-million assistance to the said municipality.
It was learned that the action of the provincial board was in response to the municipality’s Sangguniang Bayan (SB) Resolution No. 17-A series of 2013, seeking counterpart funds from the provincial government for the said project.
Under the MOA to be signed by Governor Uy and Tampilisan Mayor Angeles R. Carloto, the provincial government will extend P6 million financial assistance to Tampilisan as its counterpart for the road projects to be implemented by the Department of Agrarian Reform Communities Projects II (DAR-ARCP II).
The upgrading and rehabilitation cover the 3.9-kilometer road from the Poblacion to New Dapitan and the concreting of the 2.9-kilometer road from the Poblacion to barangay ZNAC.
To ensure transparency in the implementation of the project and disbursement of the fund, the provincial government has directed the recipient-municipality to submit regular liquidation reports of all its expenditures relative to the implementation of the projects. (PIA9)
